Marshalltown Student Wins Our Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award

Natalie is being honored for starting a Latina feminist organization called M.U.J.E.R.E.S. at her high school.

Natalie Andrade

Johnston Student Wins Our Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award

Waverly is being honored for leading student protests and school board advocacy efforts for Johnston Community of Racial Equity (CORE).

Waverly Zhao

Schools Urged to Reinstate Mask Mandates

Eight schools involved in a lawsuit must restore mask mandates immediately because they are in violation of a court ruling.

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Des Moines Students Win Our Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award

Endí Montalvo-Martinez and Lyric Sellers helped end Des Moines Public Schools' SRO program.

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Iowa Parents File Lawsuit to Allow Schools to Require Masks 

Eleven parents and an Iowa disability rights organization have filed a lawsuit to get a ban on mask mandates in schools struck down.

Charmaine Alexander